2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by seventh year head coach Joanne Boyle, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament which was their first trip since 2009, where they defeated California first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2017–18 record19–14 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • La'Keshia Frett Meredith
  • Katherine Graham
  • Tim Taylor
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 20, Boyle announced her retirement, initially citing an unspecified family matter.[1] She would later reveal that she retired because of snags in her ongoing attempt to finalize the adoption of her Senegalese daughter.[2] Boyle finished at Virginia with a record of 129–98.

Roster

2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Brianna Tinsley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSt. Anne's-Belfield Madison, VA
F 2 Jae'Lisa Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWhite Hall Pine Bluff, AR
F 3 Lauren Moses 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrRancocas Mt. Holly, NJ
G 4 Dominique Toussaint 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoChrist the King Staten Island, NY
F 5 Khyasia Caldwell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrPocono Mountain East Pocono Summit, PA
G 10 J'Kyra Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrRocky Mount
East Carolina
Rocky Mount, NC
G 13 Jocelyn Willoughby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoNewark Academy Woodbridge, VA
F 14 Lisa Jablonowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoLycée de garçons Steinsel, France
G 20 Amandine Toi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrINSEP Academy Paris, France
G 23 Aliyah Huland El 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrRandolph Randolph, NJ
C 30 Felicia Aiyeotan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) SoBlair Academy Lagos, Nigeria
F 32 Moné Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrRiverside Durham, NC
F 35 Shakyna Payne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy Acworth, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2/12/18

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
9:00 pm
at No. 7 Mississippi State L 53–68  0–1
Humphrey Coliseum (6,811)
Starkville, MS
November 12*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Central Connecticut W 103–59  1–1
John Paul Jones Arena (3,306)
Charlottesville, VA
November 16*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia L 61–64  1–2
John Paul Jones Arena (3,170)
Charlottesville, VA
November 19*
2:00 pm
at Dayton L 46–61  1–3
UD Arena (1,866)
Dayton, OH
November 21*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Hampton W 66–62  2–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,546)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Harvard
Cavalier Classic Tournament
W 50–48  3–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,838)
Charlottesville, VA
November 26*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Duquesne
Cavalier Classic Tournament
L 63–74  3–4
John Paul Jones Arena (2,846)
Charlottesville, VA
November 29*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 59–60  3–5
John Paul Jones Arena (3,082)
Charlottesville, VA
December 2*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC Greensboro W 68–50  4–5
John Paul Jones Arena (2,642)
Charlottesville, VA
December 4*
2:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 43–52  4–6
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,368)
Piscataway, NJ
December 17*
3:30 pm
vs. Ohio
West Palm Beach Invitational
W 77–59  5–6
Student Life Center (200)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 18*
12:00 pm
vs. Indiana
West Palm Beach Invitational
W 82–72 OT 6–6
Student Life Center (150)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Manhattan W 69–47  7–6
John Paul Jones Arena (2,383)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC regular season
December 28
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 62–50  8–6
(1–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,822)
Charlottesville, VA
December 31*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Syracuse W 68–63  9–6
(2–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,979)
Charlottesville, VA
January 4
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
NC State W 73–63  10–6
(3–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (1,801)
Raleigh, NC
January 7
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson W 70–41  11–6
(4–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,995)
Charlottesville, VA
January 11
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College W 68–57  12–6
(5–0)
Conte Forum (1,065)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 14
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 16 Duke L 48–55  12–7
(5–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,856)
Durham, NC
January 21
12:30 pm, RSN
Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash
W 61–52  13–7
(6–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,212)
Charlottesville, VA
January 25
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
North Carolina W 82–70  14–7
(7–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,971)
Charlottesville, VA
January 28
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech W 62–56  15–7
(8–1)
McCamish Pavilion (1,601)
Atlanta, GA
February 1
7:00 pm, RSN
No. 4 Louisville L 41–77  15–8
(8–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,877)
Charlottesville, VA
February 8
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 12 Florida State L 62–77  15–9
(8–3)
Tucker Center (2,843)
Tallahassee, FL
February 11
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Cup
W 64–62  16–9
(9–3)
Cassell Coliseum (2,733)
Blacksburg, VA
February 15
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 5 Notre Dame L 69–83  16–10
(9–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,038)
Charlottesville, VA
February 18
12:30 pm, RSN
Miami L 62–77  16–11
(9–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,890)
Charlottesville, VA
February 22
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 Louisville L 39–51  16–12
(9–6)
KFC Yum! Center (8,434)
Louisville, KY
February 25
3:00 pm, RSN
at Wake Forest W 48–41  17–12
(10–6)
LJVM Coliseum (786)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(7) vs. (10) Georgia Tech
Second Round
W 60–58  18–12
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 2
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(7) vs. (2) No. 5 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
L 47–83  18–13
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(10 A) vs. (7 A) California
First Round
W 68–62  19–13
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
March 18*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(10 A) at (2 A) No. 7 South Carolina
Second Round
L 56–66  19–14
Colonial Life Arena (10,037)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. "Virginia coach Joanne Boyle retiring due to family matter". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. "Adoption process caused Joanne Boyle to retire as Virginia coach". ESPN.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  3. "VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site - UVa Women's Basketball". virginiasports.com.
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